The Art of Not Appearing (NORWAY, 14 min) Writer/Director: Pernille Rivedal Hellevik After years of solitude and obsession, two ghosts cross paths and are forced to question their reasons for haunting.
Past the Second Stage (AUSTRALIA, 6 min) Writer: Samuel Hunter Galloway Director: Samuel Hunter Galloway, Peter Camilleri Old family resentments are uncovered as a man cleans his dead brother's derelict house.
The Boy by the Sea (NETHERLANDS, 7 min) Writer: Andreas Illmer Director: Vasily Chuprina A young brooding boy and an old lighthouse keeper form an unlikely bond while gazing out over the shore, each finding a different truth beyond the water.
The Law of Averages (CANADA, 14 min) Writer/Director: Elizabeth Rose Death waits for no woman. In a secluded winter home, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their relationship while dealing with the passing of a family member.
Not Real (AUSTRALIA, 6 min) Writer/Director: Michael Nicholls When an imaginative 8-year-old boy learns the truth about Santa, he must choose between keeping his younger sister in the dark, or waking her up to their parents' lies.
Shy Guys (USA, 8 min) Writer/Director: Fredric Lehne Two strangers bravely confront and resolve one of the most terrifying and perplexing scourges to ever afflict mankind… all while standing at neighboring urinals.
Las Cenizas (USA, 7 min) Writer: Jacob Kirby, Fiona Gorman Director: Jacob Kirby In the wake of a domestic tragedy, a turbulent pair of siblings travel to Cuba in hopes of finding peace with their estranged father in his homeland.
Hidden (USA, 20 min) Writer/Director: Farzad Ostovarzadeh After losing his younger half-brother, 12-year-old Parham experiences a battery of conflicting emotions regarding his brother’s death, and his new position in the family.
